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To: Luis Gonzalez

"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else."

-- Teddy Roosevelt in the "Kansas City Star", May 7, 1918


12 posted on 01/28/2003 4:32:57 PM PST by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: Willie Green
Grouch.
15 posted on 01/28/2003 4:34:19 PM PST by JennysCool
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To: Willie Green
There are times for one such as you to turn off your partisan sniping, and this is it.Don't you find yourself a bit stinky always being a turd in the punchbowl, junior?
31 posted on 01/28/2003 4:41:08 PM PST by habs4ever
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To: Willie Green
"the only thing that surpasses the viciousness of the attacks from the left, is the viciousness of the attacks from the far right."

"Speak of the Devil and he shall appear" Jeses Christ

34 posted on 01/28/2003 4:42:07 PM PST by MJY1288 (The State of the Union is Strong and in Good Hands)
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To: Willie Green
Willie, are we going to be a people divided tonight?

Or a nation united in its resolve?

Will you rise above politics, and stand with the president tonight?
42 posted on 01/28/2003 4:48:22 PM PST by Luis Gonzalez (The Ever So Humble Banana Republican)
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To: Willie Green
I love your quote and agree wholeheartedly....but this IS a beautiful and heartfelt tribute (I didn't love the "far right" part but not a big deal...). He doesn't say we should never criticize the guy when he is on the wrong track. Besides, you and I aren't going anywhere. LOL
70 posted on 01/28/2003 5:04:24 PM PST by RAT Patrol
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To: Willie Green
Don't you mean Go Pervert Go........

Any man that is so filled with hatred for our president that he would consider allowing Scott Ritter on his show to bash the President is not fit to be considered in any context at all.

77 posted on 01/28/2003 5:12:50 PM PST by OldFriend (SUPPORT PRESIDENT BUSH)
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To: Willie Green
Now Willie -- you party pooper you -- don't bother the ecstatic followers with good sense.
160 posted on 01/29/2003 6:26:21 AM PST by Tauzero
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To: Willie Green
When your Pat sat there this week with Bill Press and the Perv Ritter and didn't challenge the perv Ritter, he showed what a worthless POS he is.

His meal ticket for decades has been to be the token not real conservative on the tv hit shows.

Pat will go straight to hell for the damage he has done is trying to do for America.

Go to hell, Pat!
167 posted on 01/29/2003 11:02:29 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Stop future Freepathons! Become a monthly donor! Only you can prevent Freepathons!)
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